WD 2015-5641 REV 31 8.20.26.pdf

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for Santa Clara County, California (Wage Determination No. 2015-5641, Revision 32, effective 8/20/2026).

The wage determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service employees performing work on federal contracts subject to the SCA. Occupational classifications are organized by code and include administrative support, clerical, technical, healthcare, information technology, skilled trades, protective services, and miscellaneous occupations. Wage rates range from $16.43 per hour for Truckdriver, Light to $95.65 per hour for Nuclear Medicine Technologist. All occupations receive health and welfare benefits of $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $236.80 per week/$3,026.13 monthly) or alternatively $5.42 per hour under Executive Order 13786. Vacation accrual begins at two weeks after one year of service, increasing to three weeks after five years and four weeks after 15 years. Eleven federal holidays are provided, with substitution permitted. The determination includes special provisions for hazardous pay differentials (8% and 4%), night pay and Sunday differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers, uniform allowances ($1.35 per week or $67 per day), and computer employee exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Additional requirements address classification conformance procedures, contract employee eligibility, and Department of Labor approval processes for unlisted occupational classes.